Chapter 197: On the Eve of the War
King En's face was solemn, and he told Chenxi about the things in the court,
The latter was shocked when he heard this, and looked at King En, and said in surprise,
"What, how could this be",
Chenxi's eyes were full of shock, although she knew some about the situation, she didn't know anything about the reason why the imperial court suddenly sent troops to the west, at first he only knew that the emperor ordered the attack on the Tiger Prison Pass to go to Ling Cang,
Unbeknownst to him, the conflict between the latter and the imperial court lasted for several months, and the winner army was actually involved, and Chenxi had been with King En's side to deal with government affairs since he was a child, and soon realized the seriousness of the situation and the extremely dangerous impact of the court's bad relations with the winner's army.
The expression of the girl with the pear blossom and the rain who was still crying a moment ago suddenly became serious, Chenxi frowned slightly, and looked worried, paused and looked at King En, who said with some eagerness,
"Brother Huang, the imperial court can't do this, you once went to the Tiger Prison Pass to visit secretly, don't they know that you don't know, there have been few wars in the west in recent years, and the people at the border pass live and work in peace and contentment, these are all the merits of the winner's army, you also saw it last time",
"Tiger Prison Pass Zhenguan General White Tiger loves the people like a son, and the fact that the winner army can be loved by the people is enough to show that they are the true sense of benevolence and righteousness, and they are worthy of relying and trusting to protect the country on the border of our dynasty, and the imperial court is destroying the city wall by sending troops to encircle and suppress the winner's army."
King En's face was solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh after hearing Chenxi's words,
"Because of the winner's father and son, the emperor has been suspicious of the winner's army all these years, but it has not yet reached the point of rupture, and the winner's army and the second-way pursuit force broke out into a conflict."
"His determination to send troops to the west was not so strong, but at this time, the prince returned to the court and suppressed the opposition in the court with an iron fist, coupled with the third division of the East Palace and Cao Zhang and other important ministers to persuade them to start a war against the winner's army, which caused the emperor to insist on going his own way and issued an edict to send troops to the west."
King En's voice said this and sighed again, he couldn't help shaking his head, his face was full of helplessness, from the beginning to the end of the court's discussion, he was against the imperial court sending troops to the west.
One reason is what Chenxi said, putting aside his political stance, he believes that the winner army is a benevolent and righteous army, an important protector force in the western border of the dynasty, and there is a deeper reason.
Once a war breaks out between the imperial court and the winner's army, no matter who wins or loses in the end, it will cause great losses to the military strength of the Ziwei Dynasty, and even shake the foundation of the dynasty's rule.
Therefore, from the beginning of the discussion of politics in the imperial court, he strongly opposed the imperial court to send troops to the west, but the crown prince was powerful, and he had the support of the third division and Cao Zhang and other ministers.
Chenxi frowned slightly, and looked at King En, who was very worried,
"The imperial court transferred 300,000 troops to the west, the impact of this battle on our dynasty is immeasurable, the third division of the East Palace is a member of the prince's faction, Cao Zhang and the winner army have a long grudge, didn't other courtiers stand up against it?"
Chenxi's tone was eager, although she was a daughter and could not participate in court politics, but after all, she had followed King En's handling of state affairs since she was a child, and she was also a member of the royal family.
Whether it is the selfish partiality of the winner army, or from the position of the interests of the dynasty, she does not want to see the confrontation between the dynasty army and the border protectors, which is harmful and not beneficial.
King En's face was solemn, and after a moment of silence, he looked at the morning light and replied,
"The prince's faction insisted on sending troops to the west, and the other courtiers defected one after another due to the prestige of the third division and Cao Zhang, and the prime minister vouched for his life and tried his best to persuade him, but in the end he ended up with the whereabouts of the dismissal of the official and leaving the court."
When King En's eyes were said to be this, he looked up to the sky and sighed,
"After Yang Xiang left the court, the current court prince faction controlled the government, the civil and military officials fell down and everyone pushed it, the courtiers were attached to the powerful, it was a group of wall grass, but the real upright and loyal people were suppressed, who dared to speak out and give good advice",
King En's expression was solemn, and his face was full of helplessness,
"The imperial court sent troops to the west to encircle and suppress the winner's army, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it",
After King Eun said this, he fell into silence, and at this moment his eyes were deep, as if he was thinking about something, and his gaze was pointed to the place where the great war was about to break out.
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At the same time, the eastern capital of Luoyang City appeared in the most magnificent and powerful scene in decades, the west gate of the eastern capital was open at this moment, and the officials of the eastern capital gathered at the gate of the city to welcome His Royal Highness the prince into the city.
300,000 elites of southern Xinjiang marched into Luoyang City like a torrent, although Luoyang Ling received an edict to expand the military camp as early as 10 days ago, but the number of troops going to the city this time is too much,
From the arrival of the crown prince and his troops into the city to the entry of the army, two full hours have passed at this moment, but the imperial army outside the city is still like a torrent.
Luoyang City could not accommodate such a large number of troops, so the army was camped outside the city, 300,000 southern Xinjiang troops plus the local army of Zhongzhou,
There are nearly 400,000 dynastic troops stationed inside and outside Luoyang City at the moment, and the Ziwei Dynasty has not had such a large-scale use of troops for many years, and this time the southern Xinjiang army is not far away.
The purpose of moving the army to the eastern capital is self-evident, it is the Tiger Prison Pass that is only dozens of miles away from the eastern capital, and the dust outside the eastern capital is flying outside the city at this moment, and the vanguard troops outside the city tower who have already been assembled are carrying out the final pre-war drills for the big war that is about to break out tomorrow.
These people are the elite of the southern Xinjiang army, the soldiers are like rainbows, shouting to kill the sky, at this moment Luoyang City black clouds are pressing, every grass and tree is full of the flavor of the eve of the war,
At this moment, in a royal palace in the eastern capital, when the crown prince was sitting on the top of the main hall, the law was strict, and His Royal Highness stood more than a dozen of the highest-ranking generals of the battle.
Most of these are the right-hand men under the prince, the mainstay of the southern Xinjiang army, and a few are the top masters of the Royal Forest Army who went out with the army.
They came to Zhongzhou on the order of the emperor to assist the prince in quelling the trouble of thieves, and the masters of the two major military formations of Southern Xinjiang and the Imperial Forest gathered together, and there were 4 cultivators in the 8th layer alone.
The rest are all 7-layer peaks, in terms of cultivation, among these people, the lowest level is on the same level as the two major commanders of the Winner Army, Tielin Guan Leopard, it can be imagined that His Highness is standing in what kind of aggressive formation,
The prince's eyes were like torches, and his eyes swept over His Royal Highness's generals one by one, and after a while, a voice full of majesty sounded above the hall,
"Generals, the army is going to the Eastern Capital today, and tomorrow, there will be a war with the remnants of the winner's party, and the first battle with the winner's army is about the morale of our army, you are all the top masters in the army, who is willing to lead the army to fight against the winning thief",
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